Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.56%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.27%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.27%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 17.53%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 66.85%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 9.32%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 2.19%

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Related files

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceMessage, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, EqualSid, OpenThreadToken, GetTokenInformation, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, ConvertSidToStringSidW
api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll
ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, DelayLoadFailureHook
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
GetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetLastError
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
CreateFileW, ReadFile, WriteFile
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll
HeapSetInformation, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalFree
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-2-0.dll
InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedExchange
api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
BindIoCompletionCallback
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
OpenThreadToken, ExitProcess, CreateThread, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, OpenProcessToken, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
LeaveCriticalSection, Sleep, SetEvent, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, ResetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, CreateEventW, EnterCriticalSection
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
GetTickCount, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
ChangeTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueue, QueueUserWorkItem, DeleteTimerQueueEx, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueueTimer
api-ms-win-eventing-classicprovider-l1-1-0.dll
GetTraceEnableLevel, UnregisterTraceGuids, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterTraceGuidsW, TraceMessage
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
AdjustTokenPrivileges, CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, EqualSid, GetTokenInformation
crypt32.dll
CryptUnprotectData, CryptProtectData
kernel32.dll
EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcessId, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, CreateThread, SetEvent, LocalFree, LeaveCriticalSection, SetLastError, CreateFileW, BindIoCompletionCallback, WriteFile, GetTickCount64, ReadFile, HeapSetInformation, InterlockedIncrement, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, ResetEvent, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThread, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueue, CreateTimerQueueTimer, DeleteTimerQueueEx, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateEventW, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, TerminateProcess, ExitProcess, GetLastError, GetCurrentProcess, CloseHandle, InterlockedCompareExchange, QueueUserWorkItem
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlStringFromGUID, NtWaitForSingleObject, NtDeviceIoControlFile, EtwTraceMessage, RtlNtStatusToDosError, RtlFreeUnicodeString
rpcrt4.dll
NdrClientCall2, RpcServerListen, RpcAsyncCompleteCall, RpcMgmtStopServerListening, RpcMgmtWaitServerListen, RpcImpersonateClient, I_RpcExceptionFilter, UuidCreate, NdrAsyncServerCall, RpcServerUseProtseqW, RpcServerInqBindings, RpcEpRegisterW, RpcBindingFree, RpcStringFreeW, RpcBindingSetAuthInfoW, RpcBindingSetAuthInfoExW, RpcMgmtInqServerPrincNameW, RpcBindingSetOption, RpcEpResolveBinding, RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, RpcStringBindingComposeW, RpcBindingVectorFree, RpcServerUnregisterIfEx, RpcEpUnregister, RpcRevertToSelf, RpcBindingInqAuthClientW, RpcStringBindingParseW, RpcBindingToStringBindingW, RpcServerRegisterAuthInfoW, RpcServerRegisterIfEx
user32.dll
GetSystemMetrics

WLANExt.exe

Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework by Microsoft

Remove WLANExt.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   b47c462128f76d02c39ffe2659a2f2ac
SHA1:   afa159db1276ce121da153d59d12089b0108477c
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is WLANExt.exe?

The Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework provides an interface to Windows Vista's wireless security and connectivity features for the drivers of wireless network adapters.

Overview

WLANExt.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:WLANExt.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe
Original name:wlanext.exe.mui
File version:6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:6.3.9600.16384
Size:96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)
Build date:8/22/2013 5:57 AM
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.318063
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00028441%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015920%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00012521%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:14,554 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:78,190/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.52 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.58 MB
Private (minimum):8.66 MB
Non-paged memory:2.52 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:52.94 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):54.87 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.1 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.03 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,683/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3.86 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:12.26 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:22/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:219
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 1027092916048
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 624997078048
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 1046110373760
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 942496398144
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 608950819360
  • C:\Windows\System32\wlanext.exe 957917804400
  • (13 more)
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00267779%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00206375%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00061403%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:56,476/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:840 KB
1.16 MB
wlanapi.dll
Total CPU:0.00151657%
Kernel CPU:0.00084768%
User CPU:0.00066889%
CPU cycles:35,702/sec
Memory:304 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00045478%
Kernel CPU:0.00045478%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:6,652/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
MSVCR110.dll
Total CPU:0.00035257%
Kernel CPU:0.00023505%
User CPU:0.00011752%
CPU cycles:6,414/sec
Memory:848 KB
fdPnp.dll
Total CPU:0.00026891%
Kernel CPU:0.00023655%
User CPU:0.00003237%
CPU cycles:5,064/sec
Memory:68 KB
FunDisc.dll
Total CPU:0.00015066%
Kernel CPU:0.00015066%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:568/sec
Memory:160 KB
WLANExt.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00010075%
Kernel CPU:0.00008519%
User CPU:0.00001556%
CPU cycles:1,494/sec
Memory:112 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.00%
Windows 8.1 4.00%
Windows 7 Professional 4.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.22% of Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 30.42%
Hewlett-Packard 13.92%
ASUS 13.59%
Toshiba 12.94%
Acer 8.09%
Lenovo 7.77%
Sony 7.12%
Samsung 1.62%
Alienware 1.29%
NEC 1.29%
Gateway 1.29%
Medion 0.65%
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